Volume 14, Issue 56

Praveen Kumar Posa Krishnamoorthy, Sivanandham Muthukumaran

pp. 465–470 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_625_17 · 2018

Background: Boeravinone B (BB), a therapeutic biomarker isolated from roots of Boerhavia diffusa, possesses immunomodulatory properties. Objective: In the present study, we investigated cytotoxicity and immunomodulatory …

Rabia Altaf, Muhammad Ihtisham Umar, Mohd Zaini Asmawi, Amirin Sadikun, Aidiahmad Dewa, Nurul Maizan Manshor, Nadiah Razali, Haroon Khalid Syed, Mohamed Khadeer Ahamed Basheer

pp. 312–321 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_434_17 · 2018

Background: Phaleria macrocarpa (PM) has been used conventionally to cure hypertension. Objective: The objective of the study is to determine the active fraction and its chemical composition responsible for antihypertens…

Lenka Tumová, Helena Hendrychová, Doris Vokurková

pp. 328–32 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_423_17 · 2018

Background: Bergenia species contain various therapeutically important compounds such as phenolic compounds‑arbutin, bergenin, tannins, gallic acid, flavonoids, minerals, and many others. Bergenia plants show antibacteri…

Wenqi Gao, Zhifang Deng, Xiaowen Liu, Jun Hu, Pengyi Deng, Leijuan Chi

pp. 371–7 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_181_17 · 2018

Background: Studies have reported that depression is associated with increased level of oxidative stress and accompanied with decreased Kelch‑like erythroid cell‑derived protein with CNC homology‑associated protein 1‑nuc…

Rong-Hua Hong, Yi-Min Liang, Han-Song Pan, Zhao-Hui Cheng, Yong-Hua Li

pp. 390–6 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_203_17 · 2018

Background: Excessive osteoclast formation and over‑activated function lead to a series of osteoclast‑related diseases. Suppression of osteoclastogenesis is likely to be an effective means for the treatment of these dise…

Huaixiu Wen, Lei Jiang, Defang Zhang, Xiang Yuan, Jun Dang, Lijuan Mei, Yun Shao, Yanduo Tao

pp. 397–403 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_139_17 · 2018

Background: Hypecoum leptocarpum Hook. f. et Thoms., which is used in traditional Tibetan medicine as an antipyretic, antitussive, analgesic, and anti‑inflammatory agent, contains a variety of alkaloids that could be res…

Guangyu Xu, Guangxin Yuan, Liping An, Peige Du, Liya Xie, Hongyu Li, Yu Sheng, Xiao Han

pp. 404–410 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_412_17 · 2018

Background: Cordyceps militaris and Cordyceps sinensis belong to the same genus, but the different species, with immunity improvement, antibacterial, and antihypertensive effect, and the studies on the functions of C. mi…